Constantin Poenaru (April 8, 1842–1912) was a Romanian general.
11-1163: Poenaru ( Romanian pronunciation: [po.eˈnaru] ), Poienaru are the Romanian surnames of: Constantin Poenaru (1842–1912), Romanian general Dorin N. Poenaru (born 1936), Romanian nuclear physicist and engineer Gheorghe Poenaru (born 1956), Romanian footballer Gheorghe Poenaru-Bordea [ ro ] (1937–2004), Romanian historian and numismatist Ilie Poenaru (born 1976), Romanian football manager and player Petrache Poenaru (1799–1875), Romanian inventor Petrache Poenaru metro station , metro station in Bucharest Sorin Poenaru (born 1938), Romanian Olympic fencer Valentin Poénaru (born 1932), Romanian-French mathematician Poénaru conjecture See also [ edit ] Poiana (disambiguation) Poienari (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
22-528: A degree in mathematics in 1870. As soon as Lahovary entered military service, he quickly rose in the ranks of the Romanian Army : he became second lieutenant in 1864, lieutenant in 1870, captain in 1871, major in 1874, lieutenant colonel in 1877, colonel in 1883, brigadier general in 1891, and general in 1900. During the Romanian War of Independence of 1877–1878, Lahovary fought at
33-590: A little more than two years before he died in February 1907 and was replaced by his brother Ioan Lahovary . Lahovary died in Paris of colon cancer . He was buried at Bellu Cemetery in Bucharest, in a tomb designed in 1905 by renowned architect Ion Mincu . His resting place was vandalized in 1993, when his bust (the work of sculptor Oscar Späthe [ ro ] ) was stolen. In 2008, Marian Vanghelie ,
44-806: A vigorous offensive from multiple directions. Finally, in the interests of monitoring the border with Austria-Hungary, he detached infantry battalions to the mountain passes of the Carpathians . Poenaru was awarded the Order of the Crown , commander, grand officer and grand cross; the Order of the Star of Romania , officer and grand officer; the Order of the Cross of Takovo ; and the Order of Saint Anna . Iacob Lahovary Iacob N. Lahovary ( Romanian : Iacob N. Lahovari ; 16 January 1846 – 7 February 1907)
55-573: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Constantin Poenaru Born in Bucharest , Poenaru attended the local officers’ school from 1859 to 1861, followed by the École supérieure de guerre in Paris. A second lieutenant from 1861, he rose to captain in 1867 and to major in 1872, and commanded the military engineers’ battalion from 1872 to 1877. When the Romanian War of Independence broke out in 1877, he saw action during
66-575: The Siege of Plevna . Gheorghe Șonțu and Valter Mărăcineanu were under his command. In 1880, Poenaru was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and he became inspector of military engineers. In 1882, he was made commander of the first engineers’ regiment in the Romanian Army. In 1884, he was placed in charge of the officers’ school. Promoted to colonel in 1886 and to brigadier general in 1891, he headed an army corps from 1896. He taught strategy both at
77-498: The surname Poenaru ( Poénaru ), Poienaru . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Poenaru&oldid=1243921264 " Categories : Surnames Romanian-language surnames Hidden categories: Pages with Romanian IPA Articles with short description Short description
88-489: The battle of Vidin and at the Siege of Plevna . His awards include the War Medal of Military Virtue ; the Order of the Star of Romania , Commander class; and the Order of Carol I , Grand Officer class. His first wife was Elena Kretzulescu, with whom he had a daughter, Elena. Divorced in 1883, he remarried Alexandrina Cantacuzino, with whom he had two sons, Iacob and Leon. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs for
99-797: The officers’ academy and at the Higher War School . In June 1894 he became War Minister, serving until October 1895. Together with Iacob Lahovary , Chief of the Romanian General Staff , he pursued institutional reform, modernizing the army's structure and cementing the special status of the general staff. From 1898 to 1901, Poenaru, from 1900 a division general, himself served as General Staff Chief, with Lahovary as War Minister. The two continued to collaborate, with Poenaru focused on updating mobilization plans and battle regulations. He also drew up plans for an eventual occupation of Austro-Hungarian ruled Transylvania , foreseeing
110-478: The then-Mayor of Sector 5 of Bucharest had Lahovary's remains removed, and his grandfather was buried there, instead. A street in Galați is named after General Iacob Lahovary. The Lahovary House [ ro ] was built by Ion Mincu between 1884 and 1886, at his request. Registered now as a monument istoric , the house is considered to be one of the first significant Romanian Revival style buildings in
121-737: Was a member of the Romanian aristocracy, a general, politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of War and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Romania . Iacob Lahovary was the brother of Alexandru Lahovary and Ioan Lahovary both of whom served as foreign ministers. He attended the Bucharest School of Officers in 1859–1864, École Polytechnique in Paris in 1864–1870. He also graduated from Sorbonne University with
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